1825 South Carolina's 1st congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in SC 1 on May 17, 1825, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Joel R. Poinsett (J) on March 7, 182519th Congress membership roster https://web.archive.org/web/20130309015521/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/19.pdf 2013-03-09 to become Minister to Mexico. Election results Candidate Party VotesElection details from Ourcampaigns.com Percent William Drayton Jacksonian 1,236 74.8% William Crafts Federalist 417 25.2% Drayton took his seat on December 5, 1825 See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives 1824 and 1825 United States House of Representatives elections References South Carolina 1825 01 South Carolina 1825 01 1825 01 South Carolina 01 United States House of Representatives 01 United States House of Representatives 1825 01